Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Haywood County, North Carolina, has about 63,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Haywood County depends on where the incident happened: the Haywood County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the North Carolina Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Haywood County public records, Haywood County arrest records, Haywood County warrants, Haywood County inmate search, Haywood County criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Haywood County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Haywood County that is the Haywood County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
Reports from the Haywood County Sheriff's Office
The Haywood County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 67 violent and 464 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,157 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (828) 356-2864. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at haywoodncsheriff.com/detention-center (page title: Detention Center | Haywood County Sheriff's Office), phone (828) 356-2864, 1620 Brown Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Haywood County
The three cities the FBI lists in Haywood County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Waynesville: 46 violent and 334 property crimes reported for 2025; 940 arrests reported for 2025. The Waynesville police department's page is at waynesvillenc.gov/departments/police, phone 828.456.5363 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Canton: 315 arrests reported for 2024.
- Maggie Valley: 10 violent and 88 property crimes reported for 2025; 135 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Haywood County in 2025
The three agencies in Haywood County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 123 violent and 886 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Haywood County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,232 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the North Carolina Public Records Act Requires
Under the North Carolina Public Records Act the agency must answer a request as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Haywood County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Haywood County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the North Carolina Public Records Act the answer is due as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days.
How long does an agency in Haywood County have to answer?
Under the North Carolina Public Records Act, as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days. It may charge the actual cost of copying.
How do I get a report from the Haywood County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (828) 356-2864. Under the North Carolina Public Records Act the answer is due as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days.
Is this the official Haywood County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.